{"id":33748,"date":"2019-03-01T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=33748"},"modified":"2019-03-01T18:22:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:22:49","slug":"saudi-arabia-strips-osama-bin-ladenaes-son-of-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=33748","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s son of citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi Arabia<\/a> has stripped a son of deceased former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden<\/a> of his citizenship, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement published by state media.<\/p>\n

The decision was made by a royal order in November, according to the statement, which ran in Umm Al-Qura newspaper on Friday.<\/p>\n

The move comes a day after the\u00a0<\/span>United States<\/a>\u00a0announced a reward of up to one million dollars for information on the younger bin Laden’s whereabouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Described by the US State Department as an “emerging leader” within al-Qaeda, Hamza bin Laden has been classified as a “terrorist” by the US since 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He has released audio and video messages on the internet calling for attacks on Western capitals and has threatened revenge for his father’s killing in 2011 by US forces, according to a State Department statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has also threatened to target US citizens abroad and urged Saudi tribes to unite with al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch to fight against the Saudi state.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WANTED. Up to $1 million for information on Hamza bin Laden, an emerging al-Qa’ida leader. Hamza is son of Usama bin Laden and has threatened attacks against the United States and allies. Relocation possible. Submit a tip, get paid. https:\/\/t.co\/LtBVhsrwTc<\/a> #RFJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gmx5hkoSzQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rewards for Justice (@Rewards4Justice) February 28, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Osama bin Laden was killed in a covert operation at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan<\/a>, where the former al-Qaeda leader had gone into hiding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He became notorious worldwide after claiming responsibility for the September 11<\/a> attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon, which killed almost 3,000 people from more than 70 countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Letters from Osama bin Laden seized from the Abbottabad compound indicated that he was grooming his son to replace him as leader of al-Qaeda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hamza bin Laden’s current whereabouts are unknown and it is not clear whether he holds other citizenship.<\/p>\n

“We do believe he’s probably in the Afghan-Pakistan border and he’ll cross into Iran. But he could be anywhere though in … southcentral Asia,” Michael Evanoff, the US assistant secretary for diplomatic security said on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Youth appeal\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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Hamza bin Laden has called for attacks on Western capitals [CIA handout via AP Photo]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Thought to be around 30 years old, Hamza was alongside his father in Afghanistan<\/a> before the September 11 attacks and the pair spent time together in Pakistan after the elder bin Laden fled following the US-led invasion in 2001, according to the Brookings Institution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the State Department, he is married to the daughter of Mohammed Atta, who hijacked one of the planes used in the 9\/11 attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was introduced by al-Qaeda’s current leader Ayman al-Zawahiri<\/a> in a 2015 audio message.<\/p>\n

Analysts say the younger bin Laden provides a youthful voice for al-Qaeda, whose ageing leaders have struggled to inspire potential recruits around the world as successfully as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since its formation in Saudi Arabia in 1988, al-Qaeda’s presence and influence has spread significantly. The group has established affiliations with armed groups on several continents and carried out dozens of attacks.<\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda is classed as a “terrorist” organisation by dozens of countries and international bodies including the United Nations<\/a> and European Union<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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